About Northwest Earth & Space Sciences

NESSP serves as a “virtual NASA center” for residents of the U.S.’s northwest — covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. NASA centers have traditionally acted as hubs for professional development for educators, access points for NASA educational materials, and on-site experiences for educators and students.

ROADS From Earth to Venus

This is our first course focused on Venus, organized around the guiding question: "How can we use experiments, models, and NASA data to help us better understand both Earth and Venus and to plan a successful mission to Venus?" The course has three units, each with multiple lessons. Each unit and lesson have their own guiding question that will contribute to students’ understanding of the overall guiding question.

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